How do you maintain processing equipment? And how will you do it in the future?
March 18, 2019 | Brian Dowler, Vice President, Aftermarket Service
Keeping every element of a plastics processing plant running, starting with the maintenance of primary and auxiliary processing equipment, is…
Conveying
Why are dust collectors needed? And how does a cyclone dust collector work?
February 25, 2019 | Doug Brewster, Conveying Products Manager
Dust collectors are needed in plastics processing facilities because conventional high-speed vacuum-conveying systems move plastic pellets and flakes so quickly…
Conveying
What is bulk density?
February 18, 2019 | Doug Brewster, Conveying Products Manager
The bulk density of plastic materials influences many different operations within a plastics processing plant. So what is bulk density,…
Heat Transfer
What is a cooling tower? How do cooling towers work? What is an adiabatic cooling tower?
February 4, 2019 | Jim Fisher - Sales Manager Heat Transfer
A cooling tower extracts heat out of process cooling water and pushes it into another medium, usually air, so that…
Drying
What’s the difference between humidity and dew point? And, why is “low dew point air” so important to resin drying?
January 28, 2019 | AJ Zambanini, Drying Products Manager
Let’s start with humidity: Humidity describes moisture or water vapor that is contained in air. The weight of water present…